NDSU

* 2004 Football Gazette All-Region third team

* 2004 All-GWFC first team

* 2005 All-GWFC second team

* 2004 Football Gazette I-AA Defensive Player of the Week

* 2004 Two-time All-GWFC Defensive Player of the Week

* 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District second team

* Two-time Academic All-GWFC

Two-year starter at strong safety for the Bison ... Displays strong leadership in the defensive backfield ... Stepped into starting job as a sophomore and has been around the football ever since ... Coming off a solid spring session ... Has excellent size and speed ... Devastating hitter who is continuing to improve his skills ... No. 3 all-time at NDSU in solo tackles with 102 ... Leader is former teammate Jared Essler (2000-04) with 123 ... 2005 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started in all 11 games at strong safety ... Led NDSU with 49 solo tackles including one tackle for loss and second overall with 71 total tackles ... Ranked No. 9 in the final GWFC stats in tackles at 6.5 per game ... Added two pass breakups, one interception, a fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... Blocked a punt against South Dakota State (11-12-05) as the Bison reclaimed the Dakota Marker ... It was the second blocked kick of his career ... Named to the Great West Football Conference second team defense by both the coaches and media ... Had two games with a season-high 10 tackles against Weber State (9-17-05) and at No. 11-ranked Southern Illinois (11-19-05) ... Has four games with double-figure tackles in career ... Twice recorded nine solo stops, at No. 18 Montana State (9-24-05) and at Southern Illinois ... Recorded nine tackles including eight solos and intercepted a pass in an early season win over then No. 9 Northwestern State (9-10-05) ... Preseason all-GWFC first team defensive back ... 2004 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games for North Dakota State ... Third team Football Gazette All-West Region pick ... Named to the Great West Football Conference first team defense by the coaches and the GWFC second-team defense by the media ...Two-time GWFC Defensive Player of the Week (8-28/10-2) ... Also earned Full Impact Network and Football Gazette defensive weekly honor ... ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII second team ... Academic All-GWFC first team ... Led the Bison with 44 solo tackles and second on the team with 82 total stops ... Had five pass breakups, four tackles for a loss, three fumble recoveries and one sack ...Tied a NDSU single-game record with 17 tackles in 24-14 win at Nicholls State (10-2-04) including 12 solos, one tackle for loss and one fumble recovery ... Followed that up with 12 tackles in the 24-21 loss at South Dakota State (10-9-04) ... Finished season with three interceptions including a pair of picks in the 27-21 win over Southern Utah (10-16-04) ... Also had three pass breakups against SUU ... 2003 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Had his redshirt pulled prior to the season and played in 10 games ... Charted 24 tackles, including seven in the overtime loss at St. Cloud State ... Had an interception vs. South Dakota and blocked a kick at North Dakota that led to a 29-yard scoring drive as the Bison forced overtime ... COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: Competed in the hurdles during the 2005 indoor season for North Dakota State ... HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state, all-conference and all-city for Mankato East High School and coach Gary Dierks ... Ran for 3,398 yards and passed for 1,769 yards as a quarterback over his final two years and scored 57 touchdowns ... Also competed in basketball and track & field ... High jumper and long jumper in track & field ... PERSONAL: Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Hobbies include snowmobiling, fishing and wakeboarding ... Family includes an older brother, Brian, who is a defensive end on the Bison football team ... Son of Terry and Laurie Dahl of Madison Lake, Minn.

Dahl’s Career Bests

Solo Tackles: 12 at Nicholls State, 10-2-04

Assisted Tackles: 5 vs. six teams

Tackles: 17 at Nicholls State, 10-2-04

Tackles For Loss: 1 vs. five teams

Interceptions: 2 vs. Southern Utah, 10-16-04

Pass Breakups: 3 vs. Southern Utah, 10-16-04

Games W/ Double-Figure Tackles: 4

DEFENSIVE POINT CHART

Season     G      UT     AT       TT       FF      FR      P,BU-D     INT    Blkd    Pts.    Sacks   Penetr’s

2003    10    9   15    24     0      0        0        1      1    136    0       0

2004    11   44   38   82     0      3        5        3      0    529    1       1

2005    11   49   22   71     1      1        2        1      1    467    0       1      

TOTALS 32 102 75  177    1      4        7        5       2  1132   1        2

PASS INTERCEPTIONS

Season     G        No.     Yds.   Avg.     TD       LG

2003         10        1          0       0.0        0         0

2004         11        3         52     17.3       0        52

2005         11        1          0       0.0        0         0  

TOTALS     32        5        52     10.4       0        52

PUNT RET                                                                                    KICKOFF RET

Season     G        No.    Yds.   Avg.     TD       LG                  No.     Yds.    Avg.     TD       LG  

2003        10         1        11      11.0      0        11                   5         75     15.0        0        21

2004        11         0          0       0.0       0        11                   0          0       0.0         0          0

2005        11         1          0       0.0       0        11                   0          0       0.0         0          0  

TOTALS   32        2        11       5.5       0        11                   5         75     15.0        0         21